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  "id": 12464157,
  "title": "Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/googles-power-hungry-data-centers-crave-nuclear-energy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:32:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/science/1006082/google-nuclear-energy-power-purchase-agreement-constellation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation, a leading US nuclear power plant operator, to update six nuclear power plant sites across the US. The agreement aims to guarantee revenue for efficiency upgrades at existing nuclear plants, representing over $4.3 billion of new investment by Constellation. The upgrades are expected to add 890 megawatts of power over the next five years, according to The Verge.\n\nIn a separate development, Finnish authorities have halted building work at two planned Google data centers due to concerns over environmental impact. The sites are part of Google's €13bn investment in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe. The Finnish Supervisory Agency ordered the work to be suspended by October 23, citing the removal of trees and topsoil, construction of site roads, and changes to ditches carried out without a mandatory environmental impact assessment.\n\nGoogle has acknowledged that it \"fell short of our own high standards\" and will follow the agency's guidance. The company behind Google's data center projects, Tuike Finland, has been asked to provide an explanation and outline its plans for proceeding by October 14. If the company fails to comply, the agency may begin enforcement proceedings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/finland-orders-halt-to-work-on-two-google-data-centres",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:15:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/finland-orders-halt-to-work-on-two-google-data-centres-12479130",
        "published": "2026-10-06T22:06:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}